Dixiedi

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  1. HIPPA Laws

    Dixiedi replied to robin_mds_nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hospitals can't give home care nurses any info either. Even if you are the nurse who took the pt to the hospital! Has to be family. We usually call the family for an update. It gets crazy trying to...

  2. Can someone explain this to me: Changing out various airway tubes.

    Dixiedi replied to Diprivan/Vented's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Ya know, when my 1st husband was in the hospital, dieing. He extubated himself (ETT). He was a DNR at the time, discussed at length with his attending because of our age. When a redisdent, in the...

  3. kicked out nrsing school-would u fight?

    Dixiedi replied to hotcoffee1's topic in General Nursing

    When we are students everything is graded on the best answer. Anything less than the best answer is wrong. Think about the multiple choice questions on the NCLEX. The correct answer is. Draw up a like...

  4. kicked out nrsing school-would u fight?

    Dixiedi replied to hotcoffee1's topic in General Nursing

    When we are students everything is graded on the best answer. Anything less than the best answer is wrong. Think about the multiple choice questions on the NCLEX. The correct answer is. Draw up a like...

  5. kicked out nrsing school-would u fight?

    Dixiedi replied to hotcoffee1's topic in General Nursing

    IMHO... "I never made an error in med admin. no problem there. i just couldnt draw up the med. without air bubbles (sigh)." Air bubbles in the syringe is an error. Ask

  6. kicked out nrsing school-would u fight?

    Dixiedi replied to hotcoffee1's topic in General Nursing

    IMHO... "I never made an error in med admin. no problem there. i just couldnt draw up the med. without air bubbles (sigh)." Air bubbles in the syringe is an error. Ask

  7. LPN after two semesters of RN school. Will I be ready?

    Dixiedi replied to wonderbee's topic in General Nursing

    Please people, I am not trying to start an RN vs LPN thing here. Just listen with an open mind, please. Many BON assume a partially prepared RN can work competantly as an LPN. And a partially prepared...

  8. LPN after two semesters of RN school. Will I be ready?

    Dixiedi replied to wonderbee's topic in General Nursing

    Please people, I am not trying to start an RN vs LPN thing here. Just listen with an open mind, please. Many BON assume a partially prepared RN can work competantly as an LPN. And a partially prepared...

  9. Elective surgery in your hospital?

    Dixiedi replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

    Only those of us who are large and used to be small and those of us small and used to be large can understand how much size matters. People, good people say it's what's on the inside and it is. But,...

  10. Elective surgery in your hospital?

    Dixiedi replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

    Only those of us who are large and used to be small and those of us small and used to be large can understand how much size matters. People, good people say it's what's on the inside and it is. But,...

  11. Should RNs do housekeeping job or is it our job?

    Dixiedi replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of large hospitals now have a housekeeping "division" that does hazardous waste clean up. That not being the case where you work, and in my own hospital experience, it's the nurse who cleans up...

  12. Should RNs do housekeeping job or is it our job?

    Dixiedi replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of large hospitals now have a housekeeping "division" that does hazardous waste clean up. That not being the case where you work, and in my own hospital experience, it's the nurse who cleans up...

  13. do you ever get comfortable with nudity

    Dixiedi replied to bogeydog's topic in Nursing Career

    hehehe that didn't even occur to me! I think I would like to see a couple, just for heck of it. I can see it now... oh, that's got to be

  14. do you ever get comfortable with nudity

    Dixiedi replied to bogeydog's topic in Nursing Career

    hehehe that didn't even occur to me! I think I would like to see a couple, just for heck of it. I can see it now... oh, that's got to be

  15. Smoking

    Dixiedi replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My point was that non-smokers have the right to be smoke free far more often than smokers have the right to smoke. And that makes no sense because it has been definatively proven second hand smoke is...

  16. Smoking

    Dixiedi replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My point was that non-smokers have the right to be smoke free far more often than smokers have the right to smoke. And that makes no sense because it has been definatively proven second hand smoke is...

  17. do you ever get comfortable with nudity

    Dixiedi replied to bogeydog's topic in Nursing Career

    Hey! Now there's the only good reason I've heard of for having a boob job! Bring those puppies back up front where they belong and return to a A,B,C,D,DD cup as before instead of those darn "long...

  18. do you ever get comfortable with nudity

    Dixiedi replied to bogeydog's topic in Nursing Career

    Hey! Now there's the only good reason I've heard of for having a boob job! Bring those puppies back up front where they belong and return to a A,B,C,D,DD cup as before instead of those darn "long...

  19. Smoking

    Dixiedi replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If the state is now going to decide if I can smoke in my home or not I can only pray that I get hit by a train and squashed the day before I am forced to go into one of those

  20. Smoking

    Dixiedi replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If the state is now going to decide if I can smoke in my home or not I can only pray that I get hit by a train and squashed the day before I am forced to go into one of those

  21. Elective surgery in your hospital?

    Dixiedi replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

    I had my nose fixed (brother-in-law boo boo, yes, it really was a boo boo) at my hospital back in the day. It was no problem at all. Lots of visitors, candy, flowers, food. I knew the resident who did...

  22. Elective surgery in your hospital?

    Dixiedi replied to LPN2be2005's topic in General Nursing

    I had my nose fixed (brother-in-law boo boo, yes, it really was a boo boo) at my hospital back in the day. It was no problem at all. Lots of visitors, candy, flowers, food. I knew the resident who did...

  23. Working in a doctor's office?

    Dixiedi replied to mushberry's topic in Nursing Career

    With all the HMOs across the country now, the 9-5 M-F is no longer a given for office nurses. The pay rate always has been less but you might find clinic work in a university type setting where the...

  24. Working in a doctor's office?

    Dixiedi replied to mushberry's topic in Nursing Career

    With all the HMOs across the country now, the 9-5 M-F is no longer a given for office nurses. The pay rate always has been less but you might find clinic work in a university type setting where the...

  25. questions about fingerprint card

    Dixiedi replied to share's topic in California Nursing

    After having my prints taken on "the card" twice without good results and "done in about 1 minute" with a scan I'd opt for the scan. And, with the scan, you won't hvae to worry about the "extra"...